SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 Saturday, Sept. 25
Antiquarian Book Fair takes place from noon to 6 p.m. at the McConnell Pavillion of Concordia University, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Continues tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for both days costs $6.
Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan signs her new novel, The Dead Ringer, noon to 4 p.m. at Chapters Pointe Claire, 6321 Trans-Canada Highway. Call 514-428-5500.
The John Glassco literary translation prize gala takes place at 7 p.m. at Maison des Jeunesses musicales du Canada, 305 Mount Royal Ave. E. Free.
Sunday, Sept. 26
Danielle Brabant is the featured storyteller at Les Dimanches du conte, 8 p.m. at Cabaret du Roy, 363 de la Commune St. E. Cost: $10. Call 514-907-9000.
Frankétienne, Joséphine Bacon, Franz Benjamin, Maxime Catellier, Catherine Lalonde, Chantal Lavigne, Mireille Métellus, Pascale Montreuil, Stanley Péan, Katia Rock, Anthony Rozankovic, Michel Vézina and Louise Warren present Haiti debout, the closing event of the Festival International de la littérature, 8 p.m. at the Lion d’Or, 1676 Ontario St. E. Free.
Monday, Sept. 27
Alan Silberberg is guest speaker at the opening session of the Norman Berman Children’s Library Mother-Daughter Book Discussion Group, 7 p.m. at the Jewish Public Library, 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine Rd. For girls in Grade 5 and up, and their mothers. Call 514-345-2627, Local 3012.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
The Beaconsfield Library presents a review and film of The Yacoubian Building, by Alaa Al Aswany, 9:30 a.m. at the library, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd. Free.
Jeanette Paul leads a workshop on quote-inspired writing, in English, Tuesdays at 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. until Nov. 16, at the Saint Lambert Library, 490 Mercille. Cost: $120. Call 450-466-3910.
Wednesday, Sept. 29
George Wall delivers a lecture on King Lear, 11 a.m. at the Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave. Cost: $20. Call 514-835-7344.
Margaret MacMillan, Robert Bothwell, Tim Cook and Dan Snow speak at the launch of Penguin’s Allen Lane Canada imprint and The History of Canada Series, 7:30 p.m. at the McGill Faculty Club ball room, 3450 McTavish St. Free.
Thursday, Sept. 30
Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos talks about her book Saris on Scooters: How Microcredit Is Changing Village India, 1:30 p.m. at the Pointe Claire Library, 100 Douglas Shand Ave. Free.
Atwater Library holds its fall booksale, 6 to 8 p.m. at the library, 1200 Atwater Ave. Continues Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stephanie Bolster reads from her poetry, 4:30 p.m. at Bishop’s University Bookstore, 2600 College St., Lennoxville. Free.
Karen Solie and David Seymour read from their work, at the Atwater Poetry Project, 7 p.m. at the Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave. Free. Call 514-935-7344.
Gary Geddes, Ann Eriksson, John Asfour, Asa Boxer, Susan Elmslie, Ralph Alfonso and Ilona Martonfi participate in a Yellow Door poetry and prose reading, 7:30 p.m. at 3625 Aylmer St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cost: $5. Call 514-845-2600.
Friday, Oct. 1
Elizabeth Abbott, author of A History of Marriage, A History of Mistresses, and A History of Celibacy, speaks on The Good Wife, Her Husband and Other Marital Tales, 12:30 p.m. at the Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave. Free, but donations invited. Call 514-935-7344.
Coming up
Louise Bernice Halfe leads a workshop on Writing with the Bear/Bare and Soul/Sole, Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. at the Quebec Writers’ Federation, 1200 Atwater Ave., Suite 3. Cost: $35. Call 514-933-0878.
Ami Sands Brodoff leads a fiction workshop for young writers (Secondary I to III, any school), to be held Monday afternoons 4 to 5:30 p.m., from Oct. 18 to Dec. 6, at Lower Canada College, 4099 Royal Ave. Cost: $140; two scholarships available. Maximum of 12 participants. Sponsored by the Quebec Writers’ Federation. Call 514-933-0878.
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